Deadline to Apply: April 22, 2020,

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recognizes that the nonprofit arts industry is an important sector of America's economy. The National Endowment for the Arts will award funds to nonprofit arts organizations across the country to help these entities and their employees endure the economic hardships caused by the forced closure of their operations due to the spread of COVID-19. All applicants must be previous National Endowment for the Arts award recipients from the past four years (Fiscal Year 2017-2020).

Support is limited to any or all of the following:

• Salary support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization's artistic mission.

• Fees for artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged.

• Facilities costs such as rent and utilities.